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The EU chief made the comments to member states, as Italy kicks off a contested migrant processing scheme.

Australia has been under pressure to raise the age of criminal responsibility, in line with UN advice.

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The islands could reveal why animal life first emerged on our planet after its biggest ever freeze.

The statues were widely ridiculed and described as "shameless" and a poorly done "joke".

Lara Lewington searches for the tech secrets that researchers hope will unlock eternal youth.

Robert Roberson has thanked supporters for winning a temporary reprieve in the controversial case.

Sunday's presidential election is seen as a vote on whether the country looks east to Russia or west to the EU.

A Bram Stoker fan stumbled upon the short story that evaded scholars and biographers for a century.

I can’t shield my daughter from negativity—but I can show her all the ways our species is incredible—starting with Elon Musk's big win over NASA.

Roop Kanwar was burned alive in 1987 on her husband’s funeral pyre. Her story is making headlines again.

The Arctic territory hopes that three new airports will pave the way for direct flights from the US and Europe.

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For more than a year, we’ve been examining the scientific evidence and speaking to the experts at the centre of the case.

The SpaceX boss says only his fellow billionaire can save democracy - but some question Musk's motives.

The woman spent seven hours upside down between the boulders, with only her feet visible to rescuers.

It was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly three billion years later.

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The discoveries of these high-altitude medieval cities challenge long-held assumptions of the trade network.

A €15,000 package deal for a dinghy, engine and 60 life jackets was offered to our reporter in Essen.

The city is the size of Edinburgh and among the largest Mayan sites in ancient Latin America.

Scientists have revealed that more than a third of tree species are facing extinction.

A new study shines light on a hotly contested centuries-old mystery.

Arguments about reparations rumbled once again this week as the King spoke at the Commonwealth summit in Samoa.